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Also known as Guerra e pace

1956 film directed by King Vidor

Film · TMDB

6.6

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

Released: 1956-08-21208 minDir: King VidorWar, Romance, Drama, HistoryBudget: $5.0MBox office: $12.0M

Cast

  • Audrey Hepburn as Natasha Rostova
  • Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezukhov
  • Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
  • Vittorio Gassman as Anatol Kuragin
  • Herbert Lom as Napoleon
  • Oskar Homolka as Field Marshal Kutuzov

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • winter
  • marriage
  • napoleon bonaparte
  • family
  • napoleonic wars
  • pistol duel
  • 19th century

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

11,288 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Year
1956
Runtime
208 min
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Rated
PG
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Italy
Original language
Italian
Director
King Vidor
Screenwriter
Robert Westerby
Cast member
Gertrude Flynn
Composer
Nino Rota
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff
Narrative location
Russian Empire
Duration
208
FilmAffinity ID
417946
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Photo Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda in a scene from War and Peace, a 1956 film directed by King Vidor 1956 - Touring Club Italiano 04 1037.jpg
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Commons category
War and Peace (1956 film)
title
War and Peace
production designer
Mario Chiari
after a work by
Leo Tolstoy
costume designer
Maria De Matteis
capital cost
6000000
executive producer
Fausto Saraceni
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
50%
publication date
1958-01-27
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